TABLE 2.

Duplicate analyses (two 5-gram aliquots)
from Enewetak Atoll soil field samples.

Month

Gamma
24) an
Sept.

Oct.
March

and
April

Analysis

Analysis

pCi/g

pCi/g

1.1
1.6
9.2

1.1
1.2
8.1

1

2

13

13

44

40

33
35

30
30

Percent Relative

Variability”

0.0
15.7
9.0

0.0

6.7
10.9

6.7

3.0
3.1

3.0
2.8

0.0
7.2

8.6

8.7

0.8

0.25

-

1.77
5.35
15.45

2.0
1.4
5.7

3.3

<MDA
<MDA

1.72
5.46
14.25

(%)

3.5

4.2

<MDA

Median = 4.9%
Range:
Chemistry
241,

Oct.

3.3
6.5
15.2

2.4
7.7
15.6

0.0 to 15.7%

22.3
12.0
1.8
Median = 12.0%

Gross

Alpha

Oct.

5

25

94.3

16
34

28
16

38.6
50.9

10

21

50.2

Median = 50.5%

Beta

Oct.

24
72

137
345

32

20.2

132
363

2.6
3.6

62

10.6

Median = 7.1%

*100(s/x)

7

+
.
.
rE rom Eberline Quality Assurance Reports for September 1977 through April 1978
transmitted to R. 0. Gilbert in letters from Mike Ortiz (Eberline) dated.
April 21 and May 15, 1978.

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